Validation ruleCross-cutting

AppSerAgeEligibility_01: This learner does not meet the age eligibility criteria for this standard on the start date of the programme aim

Funding year2026–27Official text onlyImported fromILR validation rules 2026 to 2027, 19 September 2026See the source Report an issue

Official rule text

For Learning aims starting after the 1 August 2026, that are Apprenticeship funded programme aims, only eligible learners based on age are valid for the standard at the start of the programme

The official wording, as published in ILR validation rules 2026 to 2027 for 2026–27 and imported on 19 September 2026. Check the source for the current version.

Fields named in the official data

LearningDelivery.LearnStartDateLearningDelivery.FundModelLearningDelivery.ProgTypeLearningDelivery.AimTypeLearningDelivery.StdCodeLearner.DateOfBirthLearningDeliveryFAM.LearnDelFAMType

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Sources

The official text on this page was imported from this source on 19 September 2026. The status shown is our source monitor's, which watches the document for later changes.

ILR validation rules 2026 to 2027 (opens in a new tab)

Department for EducationOfficial technical document2026–27Checked recentlyLast checked 24 October 2026

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